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Nancy Burne

1912 – 1954

British actress

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Lived 1912 – 1954 (aged 41). Nancy Burne was a British actor and film actor.

Nancy Burne (23 December 1907 – 25 March 1954) was an English stage and film actress.

Biography Born in Chorlton, Lancashire, she began her film career at British International Pictures, starring alongside comedians such as Gene Gerrard, Stanley Lupino and Will Hay. Most of her subsequent screen appearances were as a leading lady in quota quickies.

She starred alongside John Loder in the 1935 romantic comedy It Happened in Paris, which marked Carol Reed's debut as director. In 1937 she had a supporting role in the independent film Thunder in the City, an expensive drama starring Edward G. Robinson which was a major financial and critical failure. Her final screen appearance was in the 1939 horseracing film Flying Fifty-Five.

Filmography The Love Nest (1933) The Butterfly Affair (1933) Facing the Music (1933) The Warren Case (1934) Irish Hearts (1934) Song at Eventide (1934) Dandy Dick (1935) Lend Me Your Husband (1935) Trust the Navy (1935) Once a Thief (1935) Old Roses (1935) It Happened in Paris (1935) Reasonable Doubt (1936) A Wife or Two (1936) Royal Eagle (1936) Skylarks (1936) Knights for a Day (1937) Thunder in the City (1937) John Halifax (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939)

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Who was Nancy Burne?

British actress (1912-1954)

When was Nancy Burne born?

Nancy Burne was born on 23 December 1912 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy.

When did Nancy Burne die?

Nancy Burne died on 25 March 1954 in Maidstone.

What was Nancy Burne's occupation?

Nancy Burne was an actor and film actor.

What nationality was Nancy Burne?

Nancy Burne was British.

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· Wikipedia: Nancy Burne

· Wikidata: Q3335557

· DBpedia: Nancy Burne

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